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Jesse
A man of Bethlehem, father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David; 'a shoot from the stump of Jesse'.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 3
Family & lineage
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Judah.
Ruth 4:17
Where in scripture
Ruth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesPsalmsIsaiahMatthewLukeActsRomans
Ruth 4:17Ruth 4:22Ruth 17:12Ruth 17:13Ruth 17:17Ruth 17:20Ruth 17:58Ruth 20:27Ruth 20:30Ruth 20:31Ruth 22:7Ruth 22:8Ruth 22:9Ruth 22:13Ruth 25:101 Samuel 16:12 Samuel 20:12 Samuel 23:11 Kings 12:161 Chronicles 2:121 Chronicles 2:131 Chronicles 10:141 Chronicles 12:181 Chronicles 29:26
…and 10 more mentions
Family
In their own words — 2 recorded sayings
“Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.” — 1 Samuel 16:11
“And Jesse said to his son David, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this dry grain and these ten cakes of bread, and go quickly with them to the tents to your brothers; And take these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are and come back with a sign to say how they are.” — 1 Samuel 17:17-18
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
Places in their life
Photo: Neil Ward — CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)